Table 3. Primary smoking behavioural reaction to COVID-19, overall and by country (weighted).
| Canada | United States | England | Australia | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tried to quit smoking (n = 226) | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| p-value | < .0001 | < .001 | < .0001 | Reference | |
| Reduced smoking (n = 1142) | 14.1% | 15.5% | 15.0% | 9.6% | 14.2% |
| p-value | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Reference | |
| Increased smoking (n = 1069) | 17.0% | 10.7% | 15.4% | 13.1% | 14.6% |
| p-value | 0.03 | 0.60 | 0.15 | Reference | |
| Don’t Know (n = 162) | 1.9% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| p-value | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.02 | Reference | |
| No effect on smoking* (n = 4234) | 65.2% | 65.4% | 69.9% | 76.2% | 67.9% |
| Tried to quit/reduced smoking† (n = 1368) | 16.0% | 16.7% | 16.5% | 9.3% | 15.5% |
| p-value (vs. other response) | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.003 | Reference | 0.022 |
N = 6833. Regression analysis outcomes
*Reference for outcome comparisons. Combined categories: tried to quit/reduced smoking vs. other response: increased smoking/no effect/don’t know. Covariates included: country, age, sex, income, education, ethnicity.
†Country omnibus test: p<0.02.